Diarrhea following constipation

I never had any tummy issues before pregnancy. I've been consistently bloated and/or constipated since finding out I was pregnant. I've gone....but I always feel like I need to go more. Anyways I may have had one too many chocolate chip cookies today...and boom! I'm going now! Def have diarrhea...

Anyways, is this anything to worry about? I'm paranoid about something going wrong. But part of me now is relieved...literally :)

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i'm on a nasaty BM cycle of 2-3 days constipated and bloated than a day with a couple of bouts of crampy diahrea. Stupis hormones... i'm just glad the hemrrhoids aren't affected yet. That's when the party begins. Yukky parts of pregnancy.

Oh my gosh! I couldn't believe this was in my inbox this morning! I had this last night, painful constipation that turned to diarrhea in seconds. Sorry TMI. . .So glad to find out this is normal. Thanks for posting this!!!!

Going through this right now.... asked my OB and she said it is totally normal and to expect it to persist throughout the pregnancy. I wouldn't mind so much if it happened at home but it always seems to hit when a public bathroom is the only option. Argh.

Is it bad to have bad stomach cramps with diarrhea? And if so, is there anyway to take care of the stomach cramps? Woke up at 5am with terrible stomach cramps, went to the bathroom and ended up having diarrhea

My problem is that the crampy diahrea is stuck behind the constipation and it's the WORST! I feel like if I don't go I'm going to explode but until I get the initial out of the way nothing moves. Sometimes it has me doubled over 0.o